SC Media UK contacted Rekan Error via an email address left on the defaced sites and received confirmation that he was indeed the hacker and that his choice of sites was down to opportunity rather than design.

Iraqi Kurdish forces known as the Peshmerga have been at the forefront of the fight against Daesh, known to its adherents as the Islamic State. The Turkish government have their own fight with the Kurdish political movement, representing Kurds who have long demanded autonomy, often violently. This new strike in the fight for a Kurdish homeland might seem an odd move in a struggle that has little to do with country music stars, Olympic champions or American girl groups.